December 3, 1999
From what 1999 movie is the line: "Happiness wouldn't be
happiness without a violin-playing goat"?
A: NOTTING HILL. Julia Roberts is discussing the Chagall
painting "La Mariee" with Hugh Grant.
December 6, 1999
What song was a hit for Dean Martin, Hank Locklin, and Johnny
Tillotson?
A: SEND ME THE PILLOW YOU DREAM ON
December 7, 1999
What was the profession of Ralph Malph's father on "Happy
Days"?
A: OPTOMETRIST
December 8, 1999
Who made his big screen debut with a full head of hair as the
villain in the 1949 movie "Port of New York"?
A: YUL BRYNNER
December 9, 1999
The first name of the young hero in the movie "The Iron
Giant" is the same as the famous house and literary
meeting place owned by what female writer?
A: VIRGINIA WOOLF. The young hero of "The Iron
Giant" was named Hogarth. Virginia Woolf lived at Hogarth
House and was the founder of Hogarth Press.
December 10, 1999
Lou Bega has recently scored a big hit with "Mambo No. 5" What
group had a 1958 hit with a rock version of the same song?
A: GONE ALL STARS, with "7-11"
December 13, 1999
Mike Farrell played a doctor on the "The Interns" and
"M*A*S*H." What profession does his character have on the
current TV series "Providence"?
A: VETERINARIAN
December 14, 1999
What actor was married to "Falcon Crest" actress Laura Johnson
and had a baby with Ursula Andress?
A: HARRY HAMLIN
December 15, 1999
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the first NBA player to be the #1 draft
pick and go on to win both the Rookie of the Year and MVP
Award. Who was the second?
A: DAVID ROBINSON was the #1 draft pick of 1987. After
serving in the military, he became Rookie of the Year in 1990. He
won the MVP Award in 1995.
December 16, 1999
What actor teamed up with Hulk Hogan to combat Roddy Piper in
the first Wrestlemania pay-per-view extravaganza?
A: MR. T
December 17, 1999
What cast member of "WKRP in Cincinnati" joined Actors Equity
using the name of fictional boy adventurer "Don Sturdy"?
A: HOWARD HESSEMAN
December 20, 1999
What vocal group performed the theme song at the end of each
show on the PBS quiz show "Where in the World is Carmen
Sandiego?"?
A: ROCKAPELLA, who can be currently seen in a Folgers
commercial.
December 21, 1999
What NFL player finished his career with more touchdowns than
games played: 126 TDs in 118 games?
A: JIM BROWN
December 22, 1999
What singer-songwriter is featured in the boxed set "At the Close
of a Century"?
A: STEVIE WONDER
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